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BioCardia completes PMDA consultation for CardiAMP, advancing toward Japan marketing approval filing
BioCardia, Inc.
- BioCardia (NASDAQ: BCDA) completed the PMDA consultation on application materials for its CardiAMP Cell Therapy System for ischemic heart failure in Japan.
- CEO Peter Altman said the company is targeting treatment of first patients in Japan and realization of commercial revenues in 2028.
- CardiAMP has been evaluated in three clinical trials involving more than 200 patient procedures, including two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
- BioCardia cautioned that completion of the consultation does not constitute approval; CardiAMP remains subject to PMDA review and Japanese regulatory requirements.
- The announcement came via press release dated November 6, 2026, furnished under Item 8.01 with Exhibit 99.1.